2018 IMPACT

CARE 4 WATER OVERVIEW

BMW Financial Services, searching for a program that allowed for employees to give back to their local communities in close proximity to dealerships and manufacturing plants in emerging markets, reached out to W4W and jointly developed the Care4Water Campaign — the global BMW Group Financial Services CSR initiative. The goal of this long-term partnership is to engage each of the more than 8,000 worldwide employees to support dedicated projects in developing countries that BMW operates in. In 2015, the pilot project launched in two villages in Northern Thailand; local employees received training and distributed 100 water filtration systems in their own communities, visibly empowered by their involvement. Since then, this program template has been reproduced in Thailand, Mexico, India, South Africa, and Brazil as well as in Mongolia with BMW Motorrad to provide over 1.1 million people with clean water through distributing over 11,000 water filtration systems.

4,620 FILTRATION SYSTEMS IMPLEMENTED

2018

462,000 PEOPLE IMPACTED GLOBALLY

MEXICO 804

BRAZIL100

THAILAND1715

INDIA 2001

FILTRATION SYSTEMS BY LOCATION

2018

2018 MONITORING AND EVALUATION

For all Care4Water implementations, Waves For Water conducts a robust monitoring and evaluation (M&E) program centered on collecting information on customized digital surveys. At baseline, an initial assessment of the water situation for the community determines specific needs. Following implementation, a specialized M&E team returns two to three times in the year to meet with key community champions and conduct household surveys. The team goes house to house and visits a portion of the families that were recipients of the Care4Water program - reinforcing, reteaching, troubleshooting, and collecting data. The data collected focuses on utilization of our program’s solutions as well as the downstream impacts including health, finances, school and work attendance. All of the information collected from this process, whether on the level of country, region, community, or individual, goes back into reinforcing or refining the program.

M&E efforts in 2018 focused on the programs in Mexico, Thailand, and India.

M&E OVERVIEW

MEXICO M&E2018 M&E activities in Mexico were conducted in prior implementation sites in rural communities in close proximity to the BMW plant in San Luis Potosí.

Communities: Bledos, Presa Organita, and Las Presitas

Primary water source: protected wells

Drinking water source (prior to receiving the filtration systems): Over half (52%) drank well water directly Approximately a third (35%) bought bottled water 15% either boiled their drinking water or added chlorine.

Community No. of filters implemented

No. of surveys completed

Months since implementation*

Bledos 68 14 24Presa Organita 124 25 20

Las Presitas 400 83 8

TABLE 1. CARE4WATER MEXICO M&E ACTIVITY 2018

*At the time of survey

Not using system 8%

Actively using system 92%

UTILIZATION:MEXICOFound high utilization rate of the filtration systems of 92%

The predominant reason for the 8% not using the system was slow flow, corrected with reteaching proper cleaning technique.

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GI ILLNESS PRE- AND POST- FILTER

28%

1%

HEALTH IMPACTS: MEXICO

Of recipients using the filtration system, water-borne GI illness prior to implementation was reported in 28% of recipients, d o w n t o 1 % f o l l o w i n g i m p l e m e n t a t i o n , a 9 4 % reduction in water-borne illness.

ECONOMIC IMPACTS: MEXICO

Average saved annually: $192 USD per household

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PROPORTION BUYING WATER PRE- AND POST- FILTER

34%

0%

The Care4Water program saves the communities of Bledos, Presa Organita, and Las Presita $35,554 USD total annually

(592 filtration systems distributed *92% using *34% no longer buying water *$192 saved annually)

MEXICO CONCLUSIONSAn outstanding utilization rate of over 90% was seen (by comparison, most studies evaluating point-of-use water interventions report at best 60-70% utilization at three-month follow up).

Both health and economic impacts were clear with a mix of recipients getting their drinking water at baseline either straight from the well or by buying bottled water.

A 94% reduction in water-borne illness in Care4Water recipients was found.

One third of households using the filtration system saved an average of close to $200 USD a year by saving on bottled water costs.

CARE4WATER M&E 2018

THAILAND M&E2018 M&E activities in Thailand were conducted in prior implementation sites in 14 rural communities across the country by both the global and Thai Waves For Water M&E specialists. The data collected from recipients at least one year post-implementation are presented.

Primary water source: Rainwater collection, wells, or public connection

Drinking water sources (prior to receiving the filtration systems): Over 80% regularly drank rainwater/well water directly Over half (54%) regularly bought bottled water

Community No. of filters implemented

No. of surveys completed

Months since implementation*

Wang Mai Dang 100 21 12

Baan Kok Weng 109 24 12

Baan Muang Rat Charoen 121 24 18

Baan Muang Kao + Ngam 140 15 12

TABLE 2. CARE4WATER THAILAND M&E ACTIVITY 2018 (ONLY DATA COLLECTED AT LEAST 1 YEAR POST IMPLEMENTATION INCLUDED)

*At the time of survey

Not using system 18%

Actively using system 82%

UTILIZATION: THAILAND

Found high utilization rate of the filtration systems of 82% at one year post-implementation and beyond

Of those not using the system, 75% reported a clogged filter, corrected with reteaching proper cleaning technique.

28%

1%

HEALTH IMPACTS: THAILAND

Interestingly, recipients reported little to no GI illness prior to water fil trat ion implementat ion so reduction was not a measurable metric in these communities. This is likely due to high rates of buying water and rainwater collection.

However, approximately 5% of households reported their children missed less school and adults missed less work due to illness following implementation.

ECONOMIC IMPACTS: THAILAND

Average saved annually: $96 USD per household

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PROPORTION BUYING WATER PRE- AND POST- FILTER

74%

0%

The Care4Water program saves the communities of Wang Mai Dang, Baan Kok Weng, Baan Muang Rat Charoen , and Baan Muang Kao + Ngam

$27,378 USD total annually(470 filtration systems distributed *82% using*74% no longer buying water*$96 saved annually)

THAILAND CONCLUSIONSAn excellent utilization rate of over 80% was seen at one-year follow-up and beyond.

The predominant impact category was economic given the high rates of buying bottled water at baseline.

Almost 75% of households using the filtration system saved an average of close to $100 USD a year by saving on bottled water costs.

CARE4WATER M&E 2018

INDIA M&E2018 M&E activities in India were conducted in prior implementation sites in five urban substandard communities in proximity to New Delhi by the India Waves For Water M&E specialists. The data collected from recipients at least one year post-implementation are presented.

Communities: Kappashera, RK Puram, Shyam Jha Colony, Islampur, Sikendarpur

Primary water source: municipal water and wells (protected and unprotected)

Drinking water sources (prior to receiving the filtration systems): Almost 95% regularly drank municipal/well water directly

Community No. of filters implemented

No. of surveys completed

Months since implementation*

Kappashera 180 35 12RK Puram 354 25 12Shyam Jha

Colony 80 7 12

Islampur 125 25 12-16

Sikendarpur 160 32 12

TABLE 3. CARE4WATER INDIA M&E ACTIVITY 2018

*At the time of survey

UTILIZATION:INDIAFound high utilization rate of the filtration systems of 81%

Of those not using the system, over 50% reported a clogged filter, corrected with reteaching proper cleaning technique.

Not using system 19%

Actively using system 81%

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40

GI ILLNESS PRE- AND POST- FILTER

40%

16%

HEALTH IMPACTS: INDIA

Of recipients using the filtration system, water-borne GI illness prior to implementation was reported in 40% of recipients, d o w n t o 1 6 % f o l l o w i n g i m p l e m e n t a t i o n , a 6 0 % reduction in water-borne illness.

INDIA CONCLUSIONSAn excellent utilization rate of over 80% was seen (by comparison, most studies evaluating point-of-use water interventions report at best 60-70% utilization at three-month follow up).

The predominant impact was health related with most recipients getting their drinking water at baseline straight from the well or municipal source, reporting high rates of water-borne illness prior to filtration system implementation.

A 60% reduction in water-borne illness was found in Care4Water recipients utilizing the filtration system.

CARE4WATER M&E 2018

M&E SUMMARYIn all Care4Water countries with 12 month post-implementation data including Mexico, Thailand, and India, high rates of filtration system utilization of over 80 to 90% were found.

Significant health and economic impacts were found at all sites in recipients using the filtration system, the nature of the impact determined by regional drinking water practices. Mexico had both a reduction in water-borne illness and cost savings; Thailand predominantly had cost savings; and India predominantly had reduction in water-borne illness.

CARE4WATER 2018

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